On Tuesday 24 February 2004 15:47, joseph mpora wrote: > There is something that has always puzzled me. Programs compiled from > source give me so much trouble while working under redhat. I have used > redhat (6.2,7.2 and now 9.0) for a long time but I have always have > trouble compiling 2 out of every 3 programs I compile from scratch. > > Funny enough the programs in question (eg bash 2.05b) compile > beautifully under slackware 9(the only other linux distro I have used > for a reasonable period) > > Is there anyone else using a linux distro for development? Which distros > have given you guys the least trouble compiling programs from source? > > To lug-admin: am still getting double posts! you ignored all my posts on > this matter so I will assume it CAN NOT be fixed? > > Joseph > Not recommended. Compiling and installing apps from source might break your system in future i.e cause dependency hell when trying to install newer packages at a later stage. Its advisable to instead create a package from the source and then install it to maintain system integrity.
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